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10U, 15U All-Stars fall in opening games, take the field again June 8
Two of Taylor County’s All-Star baseball teams begin their district tournament yesterday (Thursday, June 7), with both falling in the opening games of their respective double-elimination tournaments. Both of the…
251 players participated in rec baseball leagues
The 2018 Taylor County Recreation Department’s Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken baseball season has come to a close. Organizers are calling the season a success, as 251 boys and girls ages 4-15…
$10,000 offered for old hospital
A group of anonymous investors — represented by local attorney Ray Curtis – has offered to purchase the former hospital building located on Ash Street as part of a plan…
Forsythe: ‘I was confused at trial’
By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Contributing writer Obviously exasperated, attorney Shirley Bates entered the courtroom Tuesday morning in a flurry of outward emotions, cutting the silence that had fallen over the…
Softball tournament will benefit Zack Knowles
The Taylor County community continues to rally around Zack Knowles — a local six-year-old boy who is receiving treatment at Shands in Gainesville while fighting leukemia — by holding a…
Canopy project stalls out over bid question
Any momentum gained by bidding out the downtown canopy project came to a screeching halt when officials — at first pleased with the lower-than-expected-price tag — realized the bidder failed…
Free nutrition classes offered
The UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program provides free nutrition education to SNAP-eligible and SNAP participants. The program is based on “MyPlate” under the 2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines. Corrie Willis, program…
So will June 30 baseball tourney
Local youth baseball coaches, players and teams are invited to take part in a June 30 baseball tournament at the Taylor County Sports Complex to raise money for the family…
‘Upgrade’ is a visually fun, but extremely violent, revenge flick
By MARK VIOLA As soon as I saw the trailer for “Upgrade,” I was immediately intrigued by the ultra-violent movie from writer/director Leigh Whannell, who wrote the first three “Saw”…
Free meals for children 18 and under
The Summer Food Program is now underway at Stewart Memorial AME Church weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free nutritious meals are available to children and teens ages 18…
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